LF Clarification

[StoneNYC]

It used to be that 2x3 view camera images and FP-100C images shot in a view camera were allowed in the LF works.
I'm saddened to see that is no longer the case.
Rather than becoming more and more restrictive over time I would have thought we'd become less so.

The FP-100C45 is allowed, as is any other 4x5 polaroid, just not anything smaller. If I had anything decent I would start a new thread on it. Alas I decided to use my only 4x5 pack in a lego camera I built with a little 5 year old instead, it took pictures but not very good ones!

[Tin Can]

The FP-100C45 is allowed, as is any other 4x5 polaroid, just not anything smaller. If I had anything decent I would start a new thread on it. Alas I decided to use my only 4x5 pack in a lego camera I built with a little 5 year old instead, it took pictures but not very good ones!

I have always found Polaroids to be only a novelty. Very few 'good' images produced over the decades. At least by me.

Perhaps we should look to statistics of active members and lurkers to see if we are diminished or enhanced by recent decisions.

Time will tell.

[StoneNYC]

I have always found Polaroids to be only a novelty. Very few 'good' images produced over the decades. At least by me.

Perhaps we should look to statistics of active members and lurkers to see if we are diminished or enhanced by recent decisions.

Time will tell.

Personally, I like it, I think that the quality of work will increase even if the quantity decreases.

I also have seen some truly fantastic Polaroid work, here in other places, particularly in 8 x 10. I would love to have the opportunity to have access to some color it by 10 Polaroid even expired, however unfortunately this also means picking up all of the extra processors etc. and it's just not worth it to me financially, but truly some amazing work can be done with Polaroid as a final product.

I also have a friend who used to work for Polaroid and he made some amazing 20 x 24 and I think 30 x 40 Polaroid images, and then get a bunch of emulsion lifts onto secondary medium.

[StoneNYC]

http://youtu.be/jIyUgm40yIY

The aforementioned video... No doubt this is large-format.

[Tin Can]

http://youtu.be/jIyUgm40yIY

The aforementioned video... No doubt this is large-format.

That's nuts!

[Henrim]

http://youtu.be/jIyUgm40yIY

The aforementioned video... No doubt this is large-format.

Wow! That was great.

[richardman]

Crazy! But notice now the lifted print has imperfections and folds, but I guess that's what makes it even more unique and one of a kind!

[StoneNYC]

Crazy! But notice now the lifted print has imperfections and folds, but I guess that's what makes it even more unique and one of a kind!

It only has folds because he made it that way, what's the use in lifting a Polaroid emulsion if you're just going to put it back down on a different base perfectly exactly as it was? There isn't one, the folds are designed to give it some texture and to make it into artwork rather than just a photograph, they aren't a mistake nor an error.

[Corran]

http://youtu.be/jIyUgm40yIY

The aforementioned video... No doubt this is large-format.

Cool video. Personally I liked the original photo more than the transfer but I can see how it wcould have interesting properties, manipulating it.

[Adamphotoman]

I had not seen this. I guess my Large Format Digital scan back is really not large format as it crops a slightly smaller image. Funny though, it absolutely needs a large format camera to use it...
Actually there is no such thing as a large format digital sensor according to the rules.
Except maybe a prototype floating around somewhere.